Monday, May 11, 2009

Ouch

I was planning on writing a detailed post about what happened to me during the weekend, but I'm utterly exhausted and woozy from my latest round of vicodin, so I'm heading back to bed in a few minutes...

Long story short... on Friday evening I ended up in the ER because of some excruciating stomach pains that were making it hard to breathe. They spent most of the night/morning running tests and after a 5AM ultrasound, decided that I needed surgery (gallbladder removal). Basically, I had an infected gallbladder, which had elevated my white blood cell count & was causing some liver issues. Thankfully, they were able to perform laparoscopic surgery, so there are only three small incisions (I am so glad they didn't have to slice me completely open!) and all of my test results are now back to normal.

I'm home from the hospital now & thankfully, I have M here to help me out (he took some time off from work)... there's still a ton of pain (oh, how I wish I still had that morphine drip!), but I'm managing fairly well, all things considered.

24 comments:

Dr. Brazen Hussy said...

Oh no!! I'm glad you're ok!

Marni said...

Glad you are ok!

Monkey said...

Ouch! the gall bladder can be a real mean bitch. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Seeking Solace said...

I am so glad you are home and on the mend. Get well soon.

Christina said...

Rest and relax. Call if you need anything!

jbgrinch said...

wish that I was in the area but... Get well soon and dont push it. Rest and heal it will work out better.

Snarky Prof said...

Yuck! Sending good thoughts and good karma your way!

K2 said...

I'm so glad you're ok! Here's to a quick recovery.

JM said...

Um, Holy Crap. Glad you're ok!

Laura said...

**hugs**

luckybuzz said...

How awful! I'm glad you're ok, and I hope you feel better soon!

Scrivener said...

Wow. Glad you're recovering.

New Kid on the Hallway said...

Oh no! Ouch! Hope you recover quickly!

Addy N. said...

That sounds AWFUL! You poor thing. I wish you a speedy recovery!

susan said...

best wishes for a speedy recovery!

RageyOne said...

all the best during recovery.

Psychgrad said...

Wow - what a weekend. I hope the recovery goes well!

Arbitrista said...

That Sucks!

Musey_Me said...

Oh no! I hope you feel better soon.

Lily said...

You're the second person this week I've heard of having gallbladder surgery. NOT FUN! I hope you feel better!!!

Ambitious Blonde said...

Ouch! Hope you're feeling better soon.

Rob-bear said...

Sorry for the inconvenience and pain. Hope you're well soon, and that you body adjusts to the change.

Does this mean you'll have less gall in the future?

comebacknikki said...

Well, at least less of the stomach type... probably not so much of the boldness/insolence type. :)

Madame Meow said...

Oh-so very loate, but I hope you're doing better! :o( That's so horrible!